ArticleThe international journal of cardiovascular imaging2017
National trends among radiologists in reporting coronary artery calcium in non-gated chest computed tomography.
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- Visual coronary calcium scoring to support opportunistic CAD screening: comparative evaluation of three established systems and introduction of a novel scoring system.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2026Article
- Coronary Artery Calcification on Non-Cardiac Gated CT Thorax Scans: A Single Tertiary Centre Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Article
- Early detection of cardiovascular disease in chest population screening: challenges for a rapidly emerging cardiac CT application.The British journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring on Dedicated Cardiac CT and Noncardiac CT Scans.Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging · 2025Review
- Digital health innovation and artificial intelligence in cardiovascular care: a case-based review.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2024Review
- Association of Coronary Artery Calcium Detected by Routine Ungated CT Imaging With Cardiovascular Outcomes.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2023Article
- Importance of incidental coronary artery calcification in early diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease.Polish journal of radiology · 2023Article
- Association between coronary artery calcium score on non-contrast chest computed tomography and all-cause mortality among patients with congestive heart failure.Heart and vessels · 2022Article
- Reporting incidental coronary, aortic valve and cardiac calcification on non-gated thoracic computed tomography, a consensus statement from the BSCI/BSCCT and BSTI.The British journal of radiology · 2021Article
- Quantification of Calcified Coronary Plaques by Chest Computed Tomography: Correlation with the Calcium Score Technique.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2020Article
- Prevalence of Coronary Artery Calcification on Pre-Atrial Fibrillation Ablation CT Pulmonary Venograms and its Impact on Selection for Statin Therapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Reporting of coronary artery calcification on chest CT studies in breast cancer patients at high risk of cancer therapy related cardiac events.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2018Article
- Correlation between coronary artery calcification by non-cardiac CT and Framingham score in young patients.PloS one · 2018Article
- Coronary artery calcium in breast cancer survivors after radiation therapy.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2017Article
- Coronary artery calcification is common on nongated chest computed tomography imaging.Clinical cardiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a known risk factor for adverse outcomes in the general population and in patients with coronary artery disease. We performed a survey of United States radiologists to evaluate the trends in reporting the presence or absence of CAC on NCCT examinations. An 11 multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed to members of the American College of Radiology, and 530 members participated in the study. Eighty-seven percent of the analyzed group report the presence of CAC on standard CT scans of the chest, and approximately half them (52 %) use a qualitative modifier. Only 32 % of cardiac imagers were aware of the published data correlating qualitative and quantitative calcium scores on non-gated chest CT examinations compared to 17 % of non-cardiac imagers. We believe that subjective or objective grading of coronary calcified plaque burden on standard chest CT exams is warranted as it may not only help risk-stratify patients, but also may eliminate the need for dedicated CACS in many patients and may be useful in treatment guidance.
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